Cement Augmentation of Vertebral Compression Fractures May Be Safely Considered in the Very Elderly
Galivanche AR, Toombs C, Adrados M, David WB, Malpani R, Saifi C, Whang PG, Grauer JN, Varthi AG. Cement Augmentation of Vertebral Compression Fractures May Be Safely Considered in the Very Elderly. Neurospine 2021, 18: 226-233. PMID: 33819949, PMCID: PMC8021820, DOI: 10.14245/ns.2040620.310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVertebral compression fracturesAdverse eventsCompression fracturesCement augmentationAge categoriesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseInpatient/outpatient statusQuality Improvement Program databaseProcedural variablesMinor adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseSerious adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionYear old cohortPeriprocedure complicationsOlder patientsComorbidity statusOutpatient statusRetrospective reviewAdverse outcomesGeriatric populationProcedure typeProgram databaseProvider specialtyChi-square analysisA Matched Comparison of Postoperative Complications Between Smokers and Nonsmokers Following Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures
Galivanche AR, FitzPatrick S, Dussik C, Malpani R, Nduaguba A, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. A Matched Comparison of Postoperative Complications Between Smokers and Nonsmokers Following Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2021, 46: 1-9.e4. PMID: 33390240, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinor adverse eventsDistal radius fracturesOpen reduction internal fixationSerious adverse eventsReduction internal fixationAdverse eventsRadius fracturesPropensity-score matchingInternal fixationSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseSTUDY/LEVELImprovement Program databasePerioperative adverse eventsMultivariable logistic analysisDemographic characteristicsSimilar demographic characteristicsHigh rateNonsmoker cohortPostoperative complicationsOperative treatmentPatient characteristicsSmoking groupComorbidity status